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Steam app 2159460 · updated 13 Sep 2026, 04:39 UTC

Cognition Method Demo

A story-driven, first-person puzzle game inspired by Space Odyssey 2001 and Solaris. Discover the innovative mechanics of altering gravity and dive into the surreal setting. Find your way within a mysterious artifact and unveil a non-ordinary story.

Cognition Method Demo Steam header artwork
Team CognitionTeam Cognition
2playing now
224-hour peak
17all-time peak
2average, last 30 days

The last 30 days

+2.1Gain+254.19%% gain17Peak

147 hourly samples, with the daily peak drawn over them. Weekends are shaded.

059141817 Aug22 Aug26 Aug01 Sep05 Sep09 SepMonday 17 August 20261 peakTuesday 18 August 20262 peakWednesday 19 August 20262 peakThursday 20 August 20262 peakSaturday 22 August 20264 peakSunday 23 August 20265 peakMonday 24 August 20263 peakTuesday 25 August 20264 peakWednesday 26 August 20262 peakThursday 27 August 20262 peakSunday 30 August 20267 peakMonday 31 August 20268 peakTuesday 01 September 202617 peakWednesday 02 September 20269 peakThursday 03 September 202610 peakFriday 04 September 20267 peakSaturday 05 September 20268 peakSunday 06 September 20264 peakMonday 07 September 20265 peakTuesday 08 September 20261 peakWednesday 09 September 20264 peakThursday 10 September 20262 peakFriday 11 September 20261 peakSaturday 12 September 20262 peak
Daily peakEvery hourly sample

All time

48 months, October 2022 to September 2026. The highest number of people in the game at once, each month, on a time axis -- a gap in the record stays a gap.

0591418Oct 2022Jun 2023Feb 2024Oct 2024Jun 2025Feb 2026October 20223 monthly peakNovember 20221 monthly peakDecember 20220 monthly peakJanuary 20230 monthly peakFebruary 20230 monthly peakMarch 20231 monthly peakApril 20230 monthly peakMay 20230 monthly peakJune 20230 monthly peakJuly 20230 monthly peakAugust 20231 monthly peakSeptember 20230 monthly peakOctober 20231 monthly peakNovember 20232 monthly peakDecember 20230 monthly peakJanuary 20240 monthly peakFebruary 20241 monthly peakMarch 20240 monthly peakApril 20240 monthly peakMay 20240 monthly peakJune 20240 monthly peakJuly 20240 monthly peakAugust 20240 monthly peakSeptember 20241 monthly peakOctober 20240 monthly peakNovember 20240 monthly peakDecember 20240 monthly peakJanuary 20250 monthly peakFebruary 20250 monthly peakMarch 20250 monthly peakApril 20250 monthly peakMay 20250 monthly peakJune 20251 monthly peakJuly 20250 monthly peakAugust 20251 monthly peakSeptember 20250 monthly peakOctober 20250 monthly peakNovember 20250 monthly peakDecember 20250 monthly peakJanuary 20261 monthly peakFebruary 20260 monthly peakMarch 20260 monthly peakApril 20261 monthly peakMay 20260 monthly peakJune 20262 monthly peakJuly 20263 monthly peakAugust 20268 monthly peakSeptember 202617 monthly peak
Monthly peak

The last four months

Show:

The highest number of people in the game at once, each month. Four, because four is as far back as the source keeps anything finer than one figure a month.

0591418July 2026August 2026September 2026October 2026July 20263 peak — daily detail belowAugust 20268 peak — daily detail belowSeptember 202617 peak — hourly detail below
Monthly peakHas finer data

July 2026

12 days, each one the highest figure that day. The source keeps no hourly detail this far back. Weekends are shaded.

0123402 Jul08 Jul19 Jul21 Jul26 Jul29 JulThursday 02 July 20260 peakTuesday 07 July 20260 peakWednesday 08 July 20260 peakSaturday 11 July 20260 peakSunday 19 July 20263 peakMonday 20 July 20262 peakTuesday 21 July 20262 peakWednesday 22 July 20261 peakSunday 26 July 20260 peakMonday 27 July 20260 peakWednesday 29 July 20260 peakThursday 30 July 20260 peak

August 2026

15 days, each one the highest figure that day. The source keeps no hourly detail this far back. Weekends are shaded.

0246903 Aug05 Aug18 Aug20 Aug23 Aug25 Aug27 Aug31 AugMonday 03 August 20260 peakTuesday 04 August 20260 peakWednesday 05 August 20260 peakMonday 17 August 20261 peakTuesday 18 August 20262 peakWednesday 19 August 20262 peakThursday 20 August 20262 peakSaturday 22 August 20264 peakSunday 23 August 20265 peakMonday 24 August 20263 peakTuesday 25 August 20264 peakWednesday 26 August 20262 peakThursday 27 August 20262 peakSunday 30 August 20267 peakMonday 31 August 20268 peak

September 2026

12 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 96 hourly samples from 01 Sep, which is as far back as the source keeps every hour. Weekends are shaded.

059141801 Sep03 Sep05 Sep07 Sep09 Sep11 SepTuesday 01 September 202617 peakWednesday 02 September 20269 peakThursday 03 September 202610 peakFriday 04 September 20267 peakSaturday 05 September 20268 peakSunday 06 September 20264 peakMonday 07 September 20265 peakTuesday 08 September 20261 peakWednesday 09 September 20264 peakThursday 10 September 20262 peakFriday 11 September 20261 peakSaturday 12 September 20262 peak

October 2026

Cognition Method Demo was released on Oct 2, 2022.

Not out yet.There is nothing to draw for this month.
Nothing here is interpolated or estimated; where a sample is missing the line is broken.

Game information

Free to playUpdated 13 Sep 2026, 04:39 UTC
App ID
2159460
Last updated
06 Sep 2026 build 25145789
Product type
Demo
Developer
Team Cognition
Publisher
Team Cognition
Release date
Oct 2, 2022
Platforms
Windows
Download size
3.88 GB
Install size
8.88 GB
Genres
Game modes
Single-player
Controller support
Unknown

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About this gameFull description from Steam
Cognition Method is a story-driven, first-person puzzle game inspired by Space Odyssey 2001 and Solaris. Discover innovative mechanics of altering gravity and dive into the surreal setting. Find your way within a mysterious artifact and unveil a non-ordinary story. Key features Look at the world from different angles Use an altering gravity to bend the laws of physics. Flip your reality upside down. Enjoy the unique aesthetic of gorgeous environments Explore the world of Cube - a mysterious artifact found in space. Find secrets, follow your path Go through the labyrinth of your mind. What truth does the artifact hide? Run from your fears Something is happening and you don't know what it is. Find your destiny within the artifact! Search for answers, solve puzzles and fight your fears.
Content & age ratings1 regional rating

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System requirementsMinimum and recommended hardware

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Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system

Recommended

Recommended: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system

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Supported languages1 languages
LanguageFull audio
English●

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